Domki tomaszkowo copernicus biography

Nicolaus Copernicus was one of the great astronomers of the 16th century.

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He was born on 19 February 1473 in the Polish town of Torun. (His real name was Mikolaj Kopernik although he is better known by his Latin name). His father was a rich merchant and Nicolaus was one of 4 children. (He had 1 brother and 2 sisters).

Domki tomaszkowo copernicus biography

In 1491 Copernicus went to the University of Cracow. He left there about 1495. In 1496 he went to the University of Bologna to study law. By then Copernicus had become interested in astronomy.

Copernicus biography summary

Copernicus left Bologna in 1501. He then studied medicine at the University of Padua. From 1503 to 1510 he worked as a secretary and physician to his uncle who was a bishop. Meanwhile, he continued to study astronomy.

An ancient Greek called Aristarchus (c 310-230 BC) correctly realized that the Earth orbits the Sun.

Unfortunately, his ideas were rejected and people came to believe that the Earth is the center of the universe. They believed that the Moon, the Sun, and the oth